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Time for Amnesty
Latinos and the 2012 ElectionsGuest essay by Álvaro HuertaPresident Barack Obama owes Latinos big-time for his 2012 re-election victory. According to the polling group Latino Decisions, Obama received...
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Guest Comadres. Golden Age of Bookstores. First Floricanto in December.
Guest Columnist: Las Comadres Para Las Americas Interviews Lorraine LópezEditor's Note: La Bloga receives this interview from Condor Book Tours, an entrepreneurial public relations firm specializing in...
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Interview With Author John Paul Jaramillo
By Guest Bloguera Mayra CalvaniA native of Southern Colorado, John Paul Jaramillo now lives, writes and teaches in Springfield, Illinois. He has an MFA in creative writing from Oregon State University,...
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Chicanonautica: Latino Writing in the Dark Ages
by Ernest HoganManuel Ramos’ post, “Golden Age for Writers?” got me thinking. Rudy Ch. Garcia’s “If not the Golden Age of latino writing, no importa” made me feel that I had to say a few things about...
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Run into a Piñata If You Doubt a Golden Age in Latino Literature
Melinda PalacioAre we experiencing a Golden Age in Latino Literature?On the heels of La Bloga's debate of whether or not we are experiencing a Golden Age in Literature comes the clincher in form of a...
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9 benefits of gentrification for your barrio
by RudyGgentry - the qualities appropriate to a person of gentle birth; upper or ruling class.gentrification - the process of renewal and rebuilding accompanying the influx of middle class or affluent...
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What "Presumed Incompetent" Looks Like
Presumed Incompetent: The Intersections of Race and Class for Women in AcademiaUtah State University Press, 2012A Latino faculty member just received news that his daughter has been accepted to...
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Con Tinta Celebration...Mark Your Calendars!
IN OTHER LITERARY NEWS…◙ My interview with Reyna Granderegarding her new memoir, The Distance Between Us(Atria Books), appearsin the Los Angeles Review of Books. And if, after reading the interview,...
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Indigenous SciFi. Best Gift Shopping in LA. Second toughest job in Poetry.
Review: Walking the Clouds. Tucson : University of Arizona Press, c2012.ISBN: 9780816529827 0816529825 Michael SedanoA few columns in the past, Rudy Garcia and Ernest Hogan exchanged thoughtful columns...
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Las Comadres Interview Author Reyna Grande
This is the second interview for Count on Me: Tales of Sisterhoods and Fierce Friendships virtual Book Tour organized by Condor Book Tours. Las week, Las Comadres interviewed author Lorraine López...
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Guest Post: Thelma Reyna
Latinos to Be the Majority of U.S. Population by 2050:Implications for Latina/o Authorsby: Thelma T. Reyna, Ph.D.The face of America is changing rapidly, according to the latest U.S. Census data. If...
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Desperate Writer, Desperate Writing
I'm in the final stages of the final edits of my next book. I've been working over the galleys, giving them the third degree. I add a word here or there, delete others, wipe out commas and italics,...
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One day after CT. Thoughts from one ex-teacher
by RudyGThe 2012 Holiday Season. The day after CT.When I was still a bilingual elementary teacher of first and second grade mexicanitos in the Denver area, tragedy was a monthly, or more, occurrence....
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Las Posadas and All Our Children
"Las Posadas" by Carmen Lomas GarzaYesterday into today is the conclusion of the Chanukah (Festival of Lights) festivities and the beginning of Las Posadas. I gathered with friends last night to light...
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Documenting Hate
August 10, 1999North Valley Jewish Community CenterGranada Hills, CAAn essay by Daniel OlivasIn late fall of 1999, I wrote a short story, “Summertime,” which I eventually included in my collection,...
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Floricanto for the Approaching Solstice
Introduction: The Winter Solstice (December 21, 2012) Doesn’t Mark The End Of The World But The Start Of A New Era And Poemby Francisco X. AlarcónMesoamerican CalendarDecember 21, 2012 marks the...
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The Beautiful Lady by Pat Mora
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEContact: Paul Samuelson, Random House Children's Books, 212.782.8875Pat Mora's works reflect the cultural heritage of Mexican-American and U.S. Latinas and Latinos through her...
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Chicanonautica: No Mayan Apocalypse, Just a New Baktún
by Ernest HoganThis is going up on December 20, 2012, so Happy New Baktún Eve! Yeah, I know a lot of folks are expecting asteroids, comets, polar shifts, flying saucers, zombies and other madness, but...
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Xochitl-Julisa Bermejo's Road to Winning
Photo credit: Richard Priest IIThe road to winning as a poet hasn't always been smooth for Xochitl-Julisa Bermejo. However, this month she won the 2013 California Writers Exchange, sponsored by the...
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